CN103786968A

CN103786968A - Security packaging

Info

Publication number: CN103786968A
Application number: CN201310553710.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: M.G.隆多; S.L.比卢普斯; C.S.洛夫丁; R.K.哈拉尔德森; W.J.克劳泽
Original assignee: Meadwestvaco Corp
Current assignee: WestRock MWV LLC
Priority date: 2009-01-07
Filing date: 2010-01-06
Publication date: 2014-05-14
Also published as: WO2010080770A1; EP2359352A1; EP2359352B1; CN102272805A; EP2442283A1; CN102272805B

Abstract

The invention relates to a package which comprises a security device where a security loop is formed integrally with the package for detecting a breach of the package. Additionally, the security loop may be formed with a portion to be interrupted if the contents are removed from the package.

Description

Safety packaging

the application is that application number is 201080004115.8, and the applying date is on January 6th, 2010, name be called "safety packaging " divisional application.

Quoting of related application

The rights and interests of No. 61/260547, the provisional application that the application requires No. 61/143112, provisional application submitting on January 7th, 2009 and on November 12nd, 2009 submission under united states patent law 35USC the 119th article (e), its full content is incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The present invention relates to the safety gear for packing, comprise the packing of the member of this safety gear and/or this safety gear, and manufacture the method for this packing and safety gear.More specifically, but exclusively non-, the present invention relates to a kind of safety device, at least one safety link and packing form, for detection of the destruction of integral packaging.In addition, safety link can also be formed with parts, if content removes from packing, these parts will disconnect.

Background technology

At packaging field, conventionally require to maximize the displaying of main (costliness) article, for the market in retail market and advertising goal, also must ensure that these master item are not stolen or damage simultaneously.Electric theft-proof system (EAS) is to prevent a kind of known method of stealing in retail shop.Special label is fixed on commodity, and these labels are removed or nullified at check out counter conventionally in the time that article are purchased.If safety device is not removed or is nullified and attempt to take article away from retail shop in the situation that of payment not, in the outlet in shop, the checking system alarm of can sounding.

In antitheft another kind of method, can also use wired alarm intermediate plate.These wired intermediate plates are wound around around the outside of article or packing.But these known theft preventing methods may be larger and may hinder the displaying of product, if and/or safety label or wired alarm is only fixed in the packing that comprises article rather than article originally with it, this theft preventing method may be fragile.In this layout, by article are removed from packing, and safety label is removed, can take article away from shop and not be detected so.In addition, owing to safety device directly can not being fixed on article, for example, the in the situation that of exquisite article or breakables, need different solutions.

A kind of such solution is packed to provide by Natralock, Natralock packing is a kind of product that the applicant manufactures, it adopts prevents that tearing poly-mer lamination can be combined to produce a kind of visual packing with APET or RPET Heat forming thing by recirculation cardboard, this packing may manually be torn hardly, stops thus the theft in shop.But, this packing can with household scissors easily and open safely, require to use scissors to bring trouble for customer.In addition, this packing also requires external security module to prevent the theft to whole packing.

The present invention attempts alleviate or overcome these and other problem relevant to known safety device and/or the improvement to known safety devices is provided.

Summary of the invention

According to first aspect, the invention provides a kind of packing of holding master item, described packing comprises the security feature with first component and second component, described first component can detect described packing and when be opened together with second component, and be opened and send electric signal in response to detecting, described electric signal causes and gives a warning.Preferably, this warning is the audible alarm of directly being sent by security feature.

According to second aspect, the invention provides a kind of packing of holding master item, there is the first component that is incorporated into the security feature in described packing, the described first component of described security feature can be connected to the second component of security feature, when make the described first component of described security feature can detect described packing together with second component is opened, and can open and send electric signal in response to what detect, described electric signal is operable as to cause and gives a warning.

Preferably, the described first component of described security feature is the safety link being combined in described packing, described safety link is arranged so that with respect to described article described article remove and will cause the disconnection of described safety link from described packing, described safety link can be connected to the second component of described security feature, and described second component is for detection of the disconnection of described safety link and be operable as by giving a warning this disconnection detecting is made a response.

According to the optional feature of above aspect, described safety link is formed as the integral part of described packing, and comprise two ends, each described end can be connected to the described second component of described security feature, and the described second component of described security feature be operable as by sound alarm and/or make lamp luminous and/or transmit electromagnetic signal give a warning.Preferably, described safety link is formed as the integral part of described packing, and conducts electricity, and by conductive printing ink, conductive strips, conductive foil and/or conductor wire form.

According to the preferred feature of the first and second aspects of the present invention, the variation of resistance of the circuit of described security feature by detecting described security feature detects opening of described packing.Preferably, the described first component of described security feature is the safety link being combined in described packing, and wherein, the variation of resistance is the increase of resistance, and this increase is due to following one or more causing: disconnection, the disconnection in safety link or the breakage of safety link in packing entirety.

The described second component of described security feature is formed in described packing or is formed as the separate modular that can be connected to described packing and can remove from described packing.

Alternatively, described second component is formed as the separate modular that can remove from described packing, and described packing also comprises the one holding device for keeping and discharge described module.

According to the third aspect, the invention provides a kind of security module, for in the packing as described in aforementioned section of any one, described security module comprises the second component of security feature, and described second component can be connected to the first component that is arranged on the security feature in described packing.

Preferably, the described first component of described security feature is the safety link being combined in described packing, and the second component of described security feature can detect the disconnection in described safety link, and can make a response to this disconnection detecting by giving a warning.

According to another aspect, the invention provides a kind of blank that is used to form packing, described blank comprises the safety link forming, described safety link has the end for being connected to security module, and/or described blank comprises the parts of safety link, described parts are joined together to form safety link, and described safety link has end, once described blank is formed as cardboard case or packing, described end is connected to security module.

Alternatively, described blank comprises the integrated device for keeping security module, and described integrated device comprises one or more bump bondings, and is configured so that described security module can be connected to the described end of described safety link.

Alternatively, in where face in office, described safety link can be formed with the part being associated with the content of packing, makes to remove content or make content depart from and will make safety link breakage with packing from packing.

Alternatively, in some aspects, security module can cover or hide the feature of easily opening, and such as indentation or tearing port in packing, by this feature, packing can be opened after removing security module.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a set of parts of the packing that is used to form the security feature with one, described a set of parts comprise the one or more blanks that are used to form described packing, and at least one in described blank has the first component that is combined in the security feature in described packing; Be included in the one or more article in described packing; The second component of described security feature, described second component comprises circuit, described circuit can be connected to the described first component of described security feature, and can detect the overall destruction of described packing and send electric signal in response to detected destruction, and described electric signal causes and gives a warning.

Accompanying drawing explanation

With reference to accompanying drawing, exemplary embodiment of the present invention is described, in accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 has shown according to the planar view of the first component blank that is used to form packing of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 has shown according to the planar view of the second component blank that is used to form packing of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 schematically shows the circuit in security module that is included according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is according to the transparent view of the security module of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 has shown the planar view of the second component blank that is used to form packing according to a second embodiment of the present invention and key according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 has shown the planar view of the first component blank that is used to form packing according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 has shown the planar view of the first component blank that is used to form packing of a third embodiment in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 8 has shown the planar view of the packing that is formed with safety link, and this safety link is for monitoring the existence of the product in packing; And

Fig. 9 has shown the planar view of the packing that is formed with safety link on extra play.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 has shown the first embodiment of the present invention.Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 have shown the second embodiment, and Fig. 7 has shown the 3rd embodiment, and Fig. 8 has shown the 4th embodiment, and Fig. 9 has shown the 5th embodiment.Other embodiment has also been described herein.Should understand, above stated specification and accompanying drawing have only represented how to implement non-limiting example of the present invention.

The first component blank 10 of the packing that is used to form the safety gear with at least part of one has been shown in Fig. 1.First component blank 10 is formed by cardboard; Can use in an alternative embodiment other suitable sheet material, for example: paper, clamp, plastic material, the cardboard of coating and polymeric layer sleeving (such as Natralock).The second component blank 8 being formed by cardboard has been shown in Fig. 2.Use in an alternative embodiment other suitable sheet material, for example: paper, clamp, plastic material, the cardboard of coating and polymeric layer sleeving (such as Natralock).

First component blank 10 forms the front portion of composite packaging (not shown), and this composite packaging for example, forms by sandwiching bubble-cap (, APET or RPET Heat forming thing) between the first component blank 10 at Fig. 1 and the second component blank 8 of Fig. 2.This composite packaging is well known in the art; and a kind of cost efficient and environmentally conscious packing solution are provided, and it provides the packing of safety and protectiveness and remains on the displaying of the article in bubble-cap (fixing by the first and second blanks 10,8).The present invention describes with reference to this packing, but should understand, the present invention can be applied to and security feature need to be attached in packing to provide in the time that packing is compromised in the packing of other type of alerting signal.This different packaging structure comprises: CD box-like formula, cardboard case form, the package shape of medical slide file box form and any other expectation or size.

Packing of the present invention also comprises security module 70 as shown in Figure 4, and it remains on second component blank 8.Security module 70 comprises circuit as shown in Figure 3.

First component blank 10 is limited by edge 22, and comprises that aperture 20, bubble-cap (not shown) can give prominence to by this aperture 20, also comprises safety link 12 and first and second contact element 14,16.Also provide and hang aperture 18, only show for instant packed suspension or hang and store.Hanging aperture feature 18 is optional completely.Aperture 20 is optional features, in the time that the present invention is applied to the packing of other form that does not comprise bubble-cap, can there is no aperture 20.Safety link 12 is formed by the conductive ink being printed onto in cardboard panel 10.In an alternative embodiment, safety link is printed on bubble-cap itself or bubble-cap and panel 10.Can use stamping technology to be printed onto on bubble-cap, but compared with cardboard type material, be printed onto and on plastics, need higher cost.

Safety link 12 is printed as and makes it at least in part around by the article that remain in bubble-cap, and this bubble-cap will be arranged in aperture 20.The particular path of safety link or shape will change according to various considerations, and these considerations are for example: the character of applying packing of the present invention; The structure (, shape) of the article that kept by packing and be included in quantity and the orientation of the article in packing.To require safety link 12 to be arranged such that the article that remain in packing in order touching, to need the disconnection of safety link 12 or completely damaged or disconnection at least to heavens.In the situation that packing is compromised to removes article, safety link 12 is by higher the possibility of disconnection or breakage, and the security feature of packing is more effective.Safety link 12 is connected to external security module (see figure 4), and this external security module comprises circuit (see figure 3), and this circuit structure becomes to make the disconnection of the safety link 12 detecting to cause to give a warning.

It is favourable using conductive ink, because safety link 12 can easily be printed onto on the inside face of panel 10.This China ink can use conventional printing process to be printed onto on plate.In described specific embodiment, the conductive ink using has temperature and/or pressure sensibility.Preferably, during printing stage, the temperature of China ink should not exceed 70 ℃ (degree Celsius) or 160 ℉ (Degrees Fahrenheit).Should allow China ink to become dry.Be completely fixed the condition of getting off according to conductive ink, this may need 5 minutes or 10 minutes or longer.After printing fixing conductive ink, panel 10 is further processed, and carries out pattern printing.During pattern printing process and ensuing packing forming process, must consider the temperature and pressure sensivity of conductive ink.Should understand, can be with various tool, pattern is applied to the packaging, every group of instrument can be realized suitable pressure and temperature scope, and this suitable pressure and temperature scope can be applied in and not destroy the function of conductive ink.Can use up to the pressure of 20psi with up to the temperature of 400 ℉ and carry out sealed package.According to condition, equipment and material used, also can seal with printed patterns and can not damage black conduction property with the pressure and temperature of other scope.The damage of the conduction property of conductive ink material or change may cause security feature to lose efficacy.Based on material used, pressure and temperature restriction can change.The development of conductive ink may change the consideration of these temperature and pressures.Will also be appreciated that according to the preference of manufacturing, can adjust the exact sequence of these steps.For example, pattern can be printed on outer packaging before conductive ink printing on the packaging.

Can replace by other appropriate device that the disconnection that allows described ring is delivered to warning device for the conductive ink of the safety link of printed book embodiment.Other conductive material can be easily for example, for replacing conductive ink or combining with conductive ink: foil, line and conductive plastic or polymeric material.In this example, use conductive material, make the damaged of safety link 12 or disconnect the resistance that causes the rising in the circuit connecting with safety link 12, this causes alarm to sound.Referring to Fig. 3, this mechanism is described in more detail.Safety link 12 can be formed by avulsed material easily, once make product purchased, is combined in safety link in packing and can hinder customer and obtain their article.Should understand, the module that is connected to safety link can also be designed to shop in other anti-joyride device interact.For example, remove (for example,, when packing is when being positioned at the safety detection device on door) from building and sound if it can also be designed to whole packing.

The second component blank 8 of rear panel that is used to form the packing of this example is shown in Figure 2.Second component blank 8 comprises single panel 24, and the optional suspension aperture 18 of similar shape and formation and security module keep feature 68.Security module keeps feature 68 to comprise otch and the fold line of a series of shapings.Fold line illustrates by a dotted line in Fig. 2.Security module keeps feature 68 to comprise junction surface, top, and this junction surface, top comprises fold line 66,64a, 64b, 26a, 26b and protrusion 58.Triangular portion is limited by the lower edge at fold line 26a/64a and junction surface, top.Another triangular portion is limited by the lower edge at fold line 26b/64b and junction surface, top.It is hinged around fold line 66 that upper bond portion can be used as a unit.Triangular portion and projection 58 produce connected structure, and it remains on security module in packing.

Keep feature 68 also to comprise two side engagement portion, its each comprise respectively a pair of fold line 56a, 54a and 56b, 54b, and comprise respectively protruding 60a and 60b.Cut line 62 limits the lower edge that security module keeps feature 68.Aforementioned fold line, cut line and projection are shaped and are arranged as the module 70(Fig. 4 that holds and firmly keep comprising circuit of the present invention (Fig. 3)).The shape of security module 70 and the example of pattern of holding circuit are presented in Fig. 4.Module 70 has upper recess 74 and sidepiece 72a, 72b.

Security module 70 is loaded in packing by the first rise projection 58 and adjacent triangular portion, thereby limits upper shed.Then module 70 aims at upper shed, by using sliding action, is loaded in upper shed, makes after sidepiece 72a, the 72b of security module 70 respectively slide into adjacent protruding 60a, 60b.Once module 70 slides between the front panel 10 and rear panel 8 of packing, each in projection 58,60a and 60b can be operating as with the corresponding recess 74 of security module 70 and engage, thereby module 70 is fixed in packing.Module 70 comprises two electric contact pieces of the

end

14,16 that is connected to safety link 12, and this contact element is kept by the joint of projection 58,60a, 60b, and module 70 is remained in position.

Security module 70 is arranged so that the initial contact element 14 of safety link and end contact element 16 electrically contact with the circuit remaining in module 70.Referring now to the exemplary circuit in Fig. 3.With the symbol of standard carry out the various members of indication circuit, each of these members has been endowed label, following table has been listed various members by label.

Table 1: for the label of the circuit diagram of Fig. 3

30	Siren horn
		32	LED (2 volts are sent the diode of ruddiness)
34	The first resistance (330)
		36	Field effect transister (FET) (product coding: 2N7000)
38	FET drain electrode
		40	FET source electrode
42	FET grid
		44	Electric capacity (0.1 μ F)
12	Safety link
		46	The second resistance (4.7M)
48	The 3rd resistance (100k)
		50	3 to 6 volts of direct supplys (battery)
52	Switch

Circuit comprises two parts, Part I comprises the power supply 50 that is connected to optional switch 52, switch 52 is connected to the second resistance 46(in this example, the second resistance is 4.7M), the second resistance 46 is connected to safety link 12 by the 3rd resistance of 100k, and the other end of this safety link 12 is connected to the negative pole of power supply.The Part II of circuit comprises transistor (FET) 36, lamp 32(red LED) and siren horn 30.If there is switch 52, switch 52 closures are so that circuit working so.

Therefore, the first and second parts of circuit are connected in parallel to each other, and the voltage on Part I is assigned on the second resistance 46 and the 3rd resistance 48.In normal running, the 3rd resistance 48 is relatively little compared with the second resistance, and grid 42 effective groundings of FET arrive the negative pole of power supply 50 by safety link 12.Therefore, FET remains non-conductive state, stops electric current to flow through the Part II of the circuit that comprises siren horn 30.

When safety link 12 is damaged or disconnect or be affected by any way, the resistance of safety link 12 raises, and therefore the voltage of the grid of FET is because point electromotive force in the Part I of circuit raises.The combined resistance of safety link 12 and the 3rd resistance 48 and the ratio of the resistance of the second resistance 46 have been indicated the percentum at the electrical source voltage at grid 42 places of FET.

If the resistance of safety link 12 rises enough highly to cause the voltage of grid of FET to reach the threshold value " conducting-state voltage " of FET and conducting, FET will allow electric current to flow through the Part II of the circuit that comprises LED32 and siren horn 30 so.Therefore, LED32 and siren horn 30 are by work.

Security module 70 comprises all members of aforementioned circuit, and except safety link 12, this safety link 12 is formed in packing by the inside face that is printed to panel 10.Security module in the present embodiment is reusable, and is detachably connected to the rear panel 8 of packing as above.Alternatively, security module can be operating as support or the upholder for packing, for showing and storage purpose (therefore not needing to hang aperture 18).Security module can be taked sizes and/or shape and be not limited to shown.Must suitably design to be connected to the

end

14,16 of safety link 12.Circuit is printed on anterior card and still on the card of rear portion, has determined where module need to be connected to or contact packing.Module can magnetically be opened or be closed, or uses key, also can use and close or other device of opening module.Security module can be connected to packing in many ways, comprising: sandwich, slip into, be strapped to packing upper, fixed and/or bonding by other mechanical device.

Described circuit is formed by the known members of standard.Should understand, other structure of electric components and layout and type are also applicable to form application security module of the present invention, and the circuit of security module can be formed on integrated semiconductor chip.The key factor of circuit is, in response to being arranged on the damaged of safety link 12 in packing or disconnecting, circuit can cause and give a warning.This warning can be such as the illuminating of the lamp of LED, and/or the sounding of siren horn or buzzer phone.Additionally or alternatively, warning can be the transmission of signal, for example, be connected to the RF(radio frequency of the receptor that is arranged on other places in shop) signal, it may remind staff to take action.The signal transmitting can for example cause the alarm of sounding in security guard office, maybe can cause Major, Alarm in shop to sound rather than the little siren horn itself that is included in security module sounds.Aforementioned warning has represented some in the option of a lot of imaginations, and application according to the present invention can be combined with or use separately.

Can remove security module by instrument or other mechanism that can be used for opening switch 52.Once remove, security module 70 can from packing remove (by operating projection 60a, 60b, 58 and module 70 be disengaged), this security module 70 can after reused.Attempted before security module 70 is closed security module 70 and packing (and therefore with safety link 12) to disconnect and give a warning causing.

In Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, show the explanation model of the first embodiment.A lot of features are identical for all embodiment, and these features are denoted by the same reference numerals, and illustrate second or the feature of the 3rd embodiment but added ' 100 ' or ' 200 ' above.Because a lot of features are identical to embodiment described in each, therefore only describe difference in detail.Complete composite packaging is not shown, and shows front part 110 and the rear member 108 of packing.In a second embodiment, the safety link 112 that is printed onto front panel 110 comprises breach or lacks portion 200.Rear panel 108 is provided with slot 190 and attached conductor portion 192 near lacking portion 200.After assembling, front panel 110 and rear panel 108 are arranged so that slot 190 aims at vertically with lacking portion 200, and at least outside part of attached conductor portion 192 contacts with safety link 112 near lacking portion 200.Key 196 is also provided separately.This key comprises conductive part 198, once key 196 fits into slot 190, conductive part 198 can make safety link 112 become complete.For example, at least one that key 196 can be in its front surface or rear surface, there is conductive layer, to be communicated with the breach 200 in safety link 112, or be communicated with the breach in attached conductor portion 192, or be communicated with the two.Key can be made up of enough thin so that materials that can slide between front panel 110 and rear panel 108.Key can be thin sheet of metal, or metallic coating, paper tinsel, or film in cardboard or plastic-substrates.Can provide more failure-free to contact at front panel with the conductor that close breach 200 is all provided on rear panel; But the conduction breach that only provides in front panel or rear panel may be just enough.Key 196 can be provided with relief portion 194 and to assist, key 196 be remained in slot.According to the design of key 196, can omit in some cases slot 190, but slot 190 provides a kind of short-cut method of suitable normal key.Or, key 196 can be with the key slot (not shown) sliding on packing outside face, in this case, slot 190 can be across lacking portion 200 and/or attached conductor portion 192 is extended, make conductive part in key slot and lack portion 200 and/or attached conductor portion 192 contacts, and making its connection.

The object of key 196 is that packing is assembled and do not destroy or damage the example model that makes safety link 112 breakages in the situation of packing by removing key 196.Once illustrate how the safety gear being wholely set operates, key 196 can easily be put back to (not needing to disturb mutually with the switch 52 of security module) to stop warning (, closing LED and siren horn).Can carry out the explanation of repetition and not need all to damage packing at every turn, also not need to open and close security module.

(see figure 7) in the 3rd embodiment illustrating, safety link 212 or conductive trace are followed so that fluctuation mode is wrapped and are filled roundabout path, make safety link cover the path around He Rao edge, aperture 22.In the circuit of described example, only comprise an independently continuous loop, therefore, in the embodiment of this circuit of employing or analogous circuit, safety link must be initial at the first contact element 214, and the single continuous loop finishing at the second contact element 216.The advantage of this snakelike fluctuation circuitous path 212 is the damaged impact damaged and that start at the outward flange of packing that this design protection packing can not be subject to locating near center (at bubble-cap and article position).

The 4th embodiment is shown in Fig. 8, has shown second component blank 308(or the rear panel 308 of the packing that is used to form the safety gear with at least part of one).Blank 308 is limited by edge 322 and safety link 312.Also can provide and hang aperture 318, show or hang and store for instant packed suspension.Aperture 320 is optional features, in the time that the present invention is applied to the packing of other form that does not comprise bubble-cap, can there is no aperture 320.Safety link 312 can be formed by the conductive ink being printed onto in cardboard panel 308.

Safety link 312 is printed as and makes it at least in part around the region 320 corresponding to bubble-cap, and this bubble-cap can be arranged on front panel (not shown).The particular path of safety link or shape can change according to following consideration, such as: the character of applying packing of the present invention; The structure (, shape) of the article that kept by packing and be included in quantity and the orientation of the article in packing.Safety link 312 can be arranged such that the article that remain in packing in order to touch, and needs the disconnection of safety link 312 or completely damaged or disconnection at least to heavens.Safety link 312 can be by contact element 314 for example, 316(or other device) be connected to external security module (see figure 4), this external security module comprises circuit (see figure 3), and this circuit structure becomes to make the disconnection of the safety link 312 detecting to cause to give a warning.

In the embodiment of Fig. 8, safety link 312 or conductive trace are followed the path of wrapped dress periphery.The path of this safety link can be as relatively level and smooth as safety link 312, or can safety link 212 as previously shown be snakelike or fluctuation.In addition, safety link can comprise one or more parts, such as the branch 300 being communicated with the region 320 under bubble-cap.In this region, attached conductive path 302 can be provided, this path 302 under at least a portion that is contained in the product in bubble-cap or near pass through.In attached path, can provide breach 304, its object is described now.

In order to make the circuit of safety link complete, breach 304 can be communicated with by conductive material, and conductive material is to be for example placed on breach 304 or across the conductive strips 306 of breach 304.Be with 306 can connect perpendicular to ring as shown, or connect along ring, or be connected at angle with ring, as long as breach 304 is communicated with by band.Also be connected in the end opposite of band or along other position of band the product being included in packing with 306, if particularly used in the situation of bilateral viscosity conductive strips.Should, than with 306 stronger to the connection of breach 304, make to take out from packing as fruit product with 306 connections to product, be with 306 to depart from breach 304, cause and give a warning.By this way, if robber cut open bubble-cap take out product, even bubble-cap itself do not have safety link protection (for example, by by the part printing of safety link or be stamped on bubble-cap), also can give a warning.

Substitute by with the conductive strip shown in 306, conductive strips can adopt the form of paster, and such as the square or the circular patch that adhere to breach 304, product also can adhere to this paster, make to remove product and will make paster leave breach 304, and warning is sounded.

Can conduct electricity on the whole at it with 306, or can only near breach 304, conduct electricity.Although the embodiment shown in Fig. 8 has used conductive strips 306 to be communicated with breach 304; but also can use non-conductive bringing that protection is provided; this non-conductive band is connected to product and adheres in a part for attached conductive path 302; make removing of product cause the disengaging of band and attached conductive path 302, in this process, cause attached conductive path 302 to occur damaged.In this embodiment, can omit breach 304, make conductive path 302 breakages because be by the connection that pulls off a part of path rather than pull off on the breach in path.

Ideally, be anyly with 306 can be connected to product or strongly adhere to product, but want after buying, not need undue effort just it can be removed from product, by peeling off, wipe off, opening, or otherwise will be with 306 to remove from product.

The 5th embodiment has been shown in Fig. 9, has for example shown the first component blank 410(of the packing that is used to form the safety gear with at least part of one, front panel), second component blank 408(or rear panel) and the 3rd parts 409(or centre panel).Centre panel 409 can be clipped between blank 410 and 408.Centre panel comprises safety link 412, and this safety link 412 can be formed by the conductive ink being printed onto in centre panel 409.Centre panel 409 can be chosen as the material that packing is applied to desirable properties.For example, can on poly-mer or plastic film, form conductive trace (such as safety link 412), therefore, centre panel 409 can be formed by poly-mer or plastic film easier or more economically.This film can be more flexible than other substrate (such as cardboard), if folding, this film can break than cardboard is more difficult.In some cases, poly-mer or plastic-substrates can provide with the safety link of failure-free electrical property more.In centre panel, form safety link and also can allow to assemble the more more options aspect packing because outer panels can be according to intensity, pattern etc. be selected preferably, centre panel can be chosen as the better support to circuit (such as safety link).

Safety link 412 is printed or is otherwise formed as to make it at least in part around the region 420 corresponding to bubble-cap, and this bubble-cap can be arranged on front panel 410.As in other embodiments, the particular path of safety link or shape can change according to following consideration, such as: the character of applying packing of the present invention; The structure (, shape) of the article that kept by packing and be included in quantity and the orientation of the article in packing.Safety link 412 can be by contact element 414 for example, 416(or other device) be connected to external security module (see figure 4), this external security module comprises circuit (see figure 3), and this circuit structure becomes to make the disconnection of the safety link 412 detecting to cause to give a warning.Safety link 412 can be formed on one or two surface of centre panel 409.For example, be positioned on rear panel 408 or its for security module, safety link 412 can be formed on the rear surface of centre panel 409.Can use such as the feature that hangs aperture 418 packing.

Although the example shown in accompanying drawing combines single safety link, should understand, can use more than one safety link.For example, the individual security ring shown in Fig. 8 can be by the first safety link around bubble-cap periphery and the second safety link under bubble-cap region and while being included alternatively tolerant being removed the breach of breakage replaced.The first and second safety links can respectively have the contact element of himself to be connected to external security module.This security module can have for the pair of contacts of the first safety link and for the another pair of contacts of the second safety link.The circuit part (such as resistance measuring circuit) that can copy in security module is the second safety link service.The some parts of the circuit in security module can share between two rings, for example battery, switch and audible alarm.

Can use in other embodiments multiple safety links.For example, the packing of box form can have six faces (, end face, bottom surface and four sides), and these six faces can respectively have safety link, maybe can use multiple safety links, and some of them face shares a safety link.When individual security ring has too high resistance or resistance enough greatly to have other not when desirable properties (for example, as antenna), can use multiple safety links.

It not the multipair contact element having for safety link (and security module), safety link can share public contact element to be connected to a pair of or several to contact element in security module, will adjust security module circuit to detect the difference of the resistance that may occur in the time that one or more safety links are destroyed simultaneously.In the time that two or more safety links share a pair of common contact element, their combined resistance may be reduced to the independent resistance lower than any single ring in these two or more safety links.This can cause the combined resistance of more easily being measured by security module.

Alternatively, security module can cover or hide the feature of easily opening, and such as indentation, tearing port or otch in packing, by this feature, packing can be opened after removing security module.For example, packing can be formed with recess or the otch in one or more panels, and after installing, security module can cover or hiding this recess of alternate manner or otch, and prevents that this recess or otch are touched.Once security module is removed, packing can be used the feature of easily opening and open easily.Recess or otch can arrange on the packaging in the manufacturing process of packing, are then covered by security module.Or in the time that security module is installed, security module can produce the tearing port in packing.

Can recognize, can carry out within the scope of the invention various variations, for example, can adjust the size and dimension in panel and aperture to adapt to bubble-cap and the article of different size or shape.In other embodiments of the invention, imagination packing can directly not shown by bubble-cap or similar transparent material comprising more than two panels and/or article itself, but fully comprised and be enclosed in packing.Safety link can be printed onto on some panels of cardboard case blank, and when folding and glue connect when forming complete cardboard case, safety link is aligned and makes to form continuous safety link, and opening of cardboard case will be caused the disconnection of safety link or completely damaged.

Imagination, in other embodiments of the invention, the circuit of the above more than one type is accommodated in single module, and/or the single circuit that can detect the disconnection in more than one safety link is accommodated in individual module.In such an embodiment, more than one continuous safety link is combined in packing, for the protection of the article in packing.Comprise more than one article in individual packaging time, this is useful.Should understand, ring can be printed on the inner side of packing, does not disturb mutually with the external print of packing thus.If based on manufacture preference and if required, ring can be printed on the outside of packing.Should understand, this location may cause because China ink wipes from packing the how unexpected alarm causing off.

In order to prevent that front panel 10 separates with rear panel 8 and takes out article in the situation that safety link does not disconnect, first component and second component panel 10,8 can adopt very strong adhesives to adhere to, or, a part for safety link 12 can be printed on the inside face of each panel, makes panel not comprise whole ring 12.In the time that panel 10,8 is engaged in together, safety link 12 is complete, if then damage packing by separating front panel 10 and rear panel 8, safety link, by breakage, will give a warning.

Term "off" means any disturbance of the packing of the resistance that affects safety link 12.In fact, may not need fully to make safety link 12 breakages, even also not need safety link 12 is partly torn, enough tearing of the responsive material with detection packing of circuit, even if otch does not directly cut off circuit ring, but for some restriction of size of the otch that can detect.Can the preference based on manufacturing carry out the sensivity that adjusting module changes for resistance.

Disclosed rescue bag is equipped with various advantages, such as using conductive ink around packing and preventing that the inside that touches packing from having reduced the step number that retailer places safety device on the packaging and activation safety device carries out, this has saved work-hours and has reduced contingent possible errors.Use conductive ink also to reduce the obstruction of the external print to packing, allow product more effectively to use this space to be used for doing propaganda.

Should be realized that, as used herein, the referring to of directivity (such as " top ", " end ", 'fornt', 'back', " end ", " side ", " interior ", " outward ", " on ", D score) be not that each panel is restricted to this orientation, and only for these panels are distinguished from each other.Should not be understood to necessarily only refer to single fold line for hinged any referring to; In fact, imagination, in the situation that not departing from scope of the present invention, hinged can be by following one or more formation: short seam, easily broken string or fold line.

It will be appreciated that, although provided some examples in above-mentioned specification sheets, but these illustrative examples are non exhaustive, some that have only represented modification of the present invention are suitably selected, and should not be interpreted as by any way the limited restriction that has formed the limit to the present patent application.

Claims

1. one kind is held the packing of master item, described packing comprises the security feature with first component and second component, described first component can detect described packing and when be opened together with second component, and be opened and send electric signal in response to detecting, described electric signal causes and gives a warning, and the second component of described security feature is formed as the separate modular (70) that can be connected to described packing and can remove from described packing.

2. packing as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described warning is the audible alarm of directly being sent by described security feature.

3. one kind is held the packing of master item, the first component of security feature is incorporated in described packing, the described first component of described security feature can be connected to the second component of security feature, the described first component of described security feature and second component can detect described packing and when be opened, and can open and send electric signal in response to what detect, described electric signal is operable as to cause and gives a warning, and the second component of wherein said security feature is formed as the separate modular (70) that can be connected to described packing and can remove from described packing.

4. the packing as described in aforementioned arbitrary claim, also comprises the device (52) for opening and closing described module (70).

5. the packing as described in aforementioned arbitrary claim, described packing also comprises the holding device (68 of one; 168), for keeping and discharging described module (70).

6. the packing as described in any one in above claim 1-3, wherein, the described first component of described security feature is the safety link (12 being combined in described packing; 112; 212; 312), described safety link is arranged so that with respect to described article described article remove and will cause the disconnection of described safety link from described packing, described safety link can be connected to described module (70), for detection of the disconnection of described safety link and be operable as by giving a warning this disconnection detecting is made a response.

7. packing as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described safety link (12; 112; 212; 312) be formed as the integral part of described packing, and comprise two ends (14,16; 114,116; 314,316; 414; 416), each described end can be connected to described module (70), and described module (70) be operable as by sound alarm and/or make lamp luminous and/or transmit electromagnetic signal give a warning.

8. the packing as described in claim 6 or 7, wherein, described safety link (12; 112; 212; 312) be formed as the integral part of described packing, and conduct electricity, and by conductive printing ink, conductive strips, conductive foil and/or conductor wire form.

9. packing according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein, the variation of resistance of the circuit of described security feature by detecting described security feature detects opening of described packing.

10. packing as claimed in claim 9, wherein, the described first component of described security feature is the safety link (12 being combined in described packing; 112; 212; 312), and wherein, the variation of resistance is the increase of resistance, and this increase is due to following one or more causing: disconnection, the disconnection in safety link or the breakage of safety link in packing entirety.

11. packings as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described safety link (312) is included near the breach (304) at least one article being contained in described packing, described breach is communicated with by conductive strips (306), wherein, described conductive strips are connected to described at least one article, and wherein, remove described article by the described breach of opening described safety link from described packing.

12. packings as claimed in claim 7, wherein, described packing also comprises one or more other safety links, wherein, each described safety link comprises a pair of end of himself, and every pair of end is separately connected to described security module (70).

13. packings as claimed in claim 7, wherein, described packing also comprises one or more other safety links, wherein, at least two in described safety link share public a pair of end, and described public a pair of end is connected to described security module (70).

14. are used to form a set of parts of the packing of the security feature with one, and described a set of parts comprise the one or more blanks (8,10 that are used to form described packing; 108,110; 210; 308; 409,410,418), at least one in described blank has the first component that is combined in the security feature in described packing; Be included in the one or more article in described packing; The second component of described security feature, described second component comprises circuit, described circuit can be connected to the described first component of described security feature, and can detect the overall destruction of described packing and send electric signal in response to detected destruction, described electric signal causes and gives a warning, and the second component of wherein said security feature is formed as the separate modular (70) that can be connected to described packing and can remove from described packing.

15. a set of parts as claimed in claim 14, also comprise the device (52) for opening and closing described module.